- JUDGE VILLANUEVA: Then
the question is?
- INTERVIEWER:
The question is, is it legal to eat dogs here?
Can the Americans
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Is it legal to eat dogs?
- INTERVIEWER: Yes
sir.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Then, is it legal to eat dogs here in Baguio
City?
- INTERVIEWER:
Yes, sir.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Well, as far as I know there is no law. I
think there is no law prohibiting the eating of
dogs.
- INTERVIEWER:
Okay.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Although, there was a
one time there was a
case filed, I think in my court regarding... They
were asking for a, I think, a search warrant... a
search warrant for the seizure of dogs, which
were kept in cage and they were about to be
butchered.
- INTERVIEWER:
Yes, sir.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
But ah
I think I inhibited from that case
with went to another court, another branch of this court. The search warrant was
granted. The search warrant was
granted. In fact, the petitioner in that
case was a foreigner, I think from England.
- INTERVIEWER:
Oh, okay. Why? How did they get a search warrant if
it is not illegal to eat dog?
- INTERVIEWER:
Oh, no. Because
the
Well, I think Im not very sure. But
I
as if there were ano, pass in dealing
with this to go with the animals also.
- INTERVIEWER:
Okay.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
And so the search warrant was issued and the dogs
were seized. They were taken from the
supposed butcher.
- INTERVIEWER:
Right...
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
And then I do not know what did they do to these
dogs, you know.
- INTERVIEWER:
Okay.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Well, Im not very sure, ha.
- INTERVIEWER:
Thats okay, thats okay.
- JUDGE VILLANUEVA:
Im not very sure if there is a law
prohibiting the
but probably if they ate
dogs _____ they do not inform the authority.
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